West Bromwich Albion missed out on the Championship play-off places after Carlos Corberan’s side lost 3-2 at Swansea City on the final day of the 2022/23 campaign.
The Baggies finished the season in 9th place, with Sunderland grabbing the final play-off spot. It was a disappointing end to the season for Albion who had a resurgence under Corberan after the Spaniard replaced Steve Bruce during the early stages of the campaign. Albion fans have experienced a range of emotions through the years supporting the club with many ups and downs.
There have been promotions and relegations to and from the Premier League, as well as concerns over the club’s ownership - it’s certainly not been all plain sailing being a Baggies fan in recent years.
Albion fans will be frustrated with the way their season petered out after the side showed much promise under Corberan earlier on in the campaign, but with a few additions in the summer, Albion fans should be optimistic that they can mount a strong promotion bid next season in what will be Corberan’s first full season at the club.
The Albion faithful are some of the most loyal and dedicated in the country, so we’ve decided to take a look at some things you’ll definitely know if you support the club - incluidng some fan traditions.Let’s take a look at 10 things you must have done if you really are a West Brom fan.
9. Celebrated like crazy after snatching promotion in 2020
There were quite a few moments at the end of the 2020 season when it looked like Albion were going to miss out on promotion due to poor form. Fortunately Brentford couldn’t capatalize on Slaven Bilic’s men’s poor form and Albion clinched promotion after drawing 2-2 with QPR. It was a record fifth promotion to the Premier League for Albion, who will be hoping for a sixth next year | Getty Images